Sam Brownback

Tour features prominent pro-life activists Bobby Schindler and Francis Bok

July 11, 2007 -- DES MOINES - The Brownback for President campaign announced today the Pro-Life, Whole-Life Tour, a series of campaign events featuring pro-life activists Bobby Schindler, the brother of the late Terri Schiavo, and Francis Bok, an escaped slave from the Sudan.    » read more »

Over 50 Iowa leaders sign on to support Brownback campaign

July 9, 2007 -- DES MOINES – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback today announced his Iowa Faith and Family Leadership Committee.    » read more »

Momentum builds as grassroots network gains strength

DES MOINES – The Brownback for President campaign today announced a first-place finish in the Black Hawk County straw poll. Black Hawk County, which includes Waterloo and Cedar Falls, is the fourth-largest county in the state.    » read more »

Brownback campaign questions why donations from major abortion advocate are being accepted; requests Tancredo donates money to Iowa Crisis Pregnancy Centers

DES MOINES - Congressman Tom Tancredo has accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Dr. John Tanton, a founder of a major Planned Parenthood network.    » read more »

Will participate in Urbandale, Ames, and Pella parades

DES MOINES — U.S. Senator Sam Brownback will celebrate the 4th of July in Iowa on Wednesday, participating in parades in Urbandale, Ames, and Pella.

Brownback participates in Urbandale 4th of July Parade
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Start: 70th St. and Oliver Smith Dr.
End: Aurora Ave.
Urbandale, Ia.

Brownback participates in Ames 4th of July Parade
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Start: 6th Northwestern Avenue
End: City Hall Parking Lot
Ames, Ia.

Brownback participates in Pella 4th of July Parade
2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.    » read more »

His new book, "From Power to Purpose", hits shelves July 3rd

June 29, 2007 -- WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, Republican candidate for president, will release his new book "From Power to Purpose: A Remarkable Journey of Faith and Compassion" on July 3.

"If we ever lose our goodness, we will surely lose our greatness," writes Brownback. "If America is to stay great, the moral character, shared beliefs and common sense of her people will once again have to step up in order for us to achieve our true destiny and purpose."    » read more »

June 29, 2007 -- DES MOINES - U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, Republican candidate for president, will address the Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance Presidential Candidates Forum tomorrow, Saturday, June 30.

Brownback speech at Iowans for Tax Relief and
Iowa Christian Alliance Presidential Candidates Forum

Saturday, June 30
2:40 p.m. – Brownback speech
Media availability immediately following speech

Hy-Vee Hall, Iowa Events Center
730 3rd Street
Des Moines, Ia.

Several other Republican presidential candidates will participate in the forum.    » read more »

Past statements reveal opposition to farm support, USDA

June 29, 2007 -- DES MOINES – Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney suggested eliminating the Department of Agriculture and reducing farm subsidies during his unsuccessful 1994 Senate race in Massachusetts.    » read more »

Will visit Nevada, Ames, Boone, State Center, Mason City, Story City, West Des Moines

June 29, 2007 -- DES MOINES — U.S. Senator Sam Brownback will campaign in Iowa on Monday, July 2, and Tuesday, July 3.

On Monday, Brownback will tour Lincolnway Energy in Nevada, sign copies of his new book in Ames, host a BBQ in Boone and a coffee in State Center.

On Tuesday, Brownback will visit Lehigh Cement Co. in Mason City, Pella Windows in Story City, tour downtown Story City and then participate in the West Des Moines 4th of July parade.    » read more »

June 28, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Sam Brownback today voted against the Senate immigration bill.

"I voted against the Senate immigration bill because I am not convinced it would fix our broken immigration system and it would most likely repeat the mistakes of the 1986 reform," said Brownback.

The immigration bill failed earlier today on a 46-53 procedural vote that required 60 votes for the bill to advance to a final vote.

Source: Sam Brownback campaign

Menendez-Brownback resolution approved by Foreign Relations Committee

June 27, 2007 -- WASHINGTON – The Senate today took a major step toward officially pressuring China to act on Darfur. The Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution introduced by Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Sam Brownback (R-KS) that would officially call on China to use its “unique influence and economic leverage” with the Sudanese regime to stop the ongoing genocide in Darfur.    » read more »

Grand opening of Ames office concludes whirlwind Iowa bus tour

June 21, 2007 -- DES MOINES - U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, Republican candidate for president, will conclude his whirlwind 4-day, 27-stop Brownback “Ames for the Future” bus tour with the grand opening of his new campaign office in Ames.    » read more »

Signed legislation forcing taxpayers to fund abortions as governor

June 15, 2007 -- DES MOINES— Although Mitt Romney signed legislation expanding taxpayer-funded abortions in Massachusetts, his campaign said Thursday that Romney is proud of his actions as governor pertaining to abortion.

As governor, Romney signed "Commonwealth Care" into law, legislation that forced taxpayers to pay for abortions and mandated that a member of the legislation's policy board be appointed by Planned Parenthood.    » read more »

Romney said he was "absolutely committed" towards keeping pro-abortion laws, six months after his alleged pro-life conversion

June 14, 2007 -- ALEXANDRIA, Va— A new YouTube video released yesterday shows presidential candidate Mitt Romney's alleged pro-life conversion story to be chronologically false and misleading.

Romney's own comments on the abortion issue have been as follows:

1994: Mitt Romney was pro-choice:    » read more »

Rejects GOP Platform on Abortion - A Human Life Amendment to the Constitution

June 4, 2007 - ALEXANDRIA, Va-- Presidential candidate Mitt Romney refused to call abortion "murder" at an event in Laconia, New Hampshire last week, stating that murder "means different things to different people."

Romney instead stated abortion is the taking of a human life, that the unborn "is alive and human" at the point of conception, but that states should define their own abortion laws.    » read more »